Project Management

Appreciative Inquiry – a tool and philosophy for positive change

By Elisabeth Goodman, 5th November 2016 Asking questions sets the tone for what will follow – start from what’s working well It seemed obvious from the moment that our facilitator, Andy Smith (Coaching Leaders), mentioned it at the start of the two day course on Appreciative Inquiry (AI) that I attended this week. The minute you …

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Personal knowledge mapping – applied to project management

By Elisabeth Goodman, 27th March 2016 Our mental maps I’ve noticed lately that my brain is not as sharp as it usually is.  For example, when setting off in my car I have to think carefully about where I’m going, and then re-create my mental map of how to get there. Trying to remember the name …

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From stoical survivor to natural navigator – strategies for proactive change programme managers.

By Elisabeth Goodman, 26th February 2015 Roles of those associated with change programmes I’ve just come back from delivering a seminar for the Midlands branch of the APM, with my colleague (and Chair) on the APM Enabling Change SIG, Martin Taylor. The event, “How to keep programmes on track and teams inspired during periods of change”, attracted …

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Managing change, communities of practice, coaching for project management and more. Elisabeth Goodman’s 2014 blogging year

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog.  The most popular topics were ones carried over from previous years: managing change, communities of practice and coaching for project management. Many thanks to my readers and to my guest bloggers too! Here’s an excerpt: The concert hall at the Sydney Opera …

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The five principles of “error proof” collaboration with people outside your own organisation

By Luis Fernandez, with an introduction by Elisabeth Goodman 21st November, 2014 Introduction I asked Luis to write this blog as he has a very people centric approach to project management, and I thought he might have a valuable perspective on how to bring that to bear when collaborating with people outside the project team. …

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Finding the leader within ourselves

Why yet another article about leadership? I’ve had an unusually busy few weeks so the gap between my blogs has been greater than usual. However the magical combination, for me, of coming across an inspirational article, engaging with enthusiastic people, and listening to others’ ideas at a conference has finally triggered my own reflections! So, this blog is about …

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Empathy – the magical leadership ingredient?

Empathy can make a difference in every situation that we find ourselves in as leaders or managers I recently read Geoff Crane‘s chapter 55 ‘Empathy in Project Management’ in the ‘Gower Handbook of People in Project Management‘. It’s a very large book, with a wealth of fascinating information, so I’m dipping into it a chapter …

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Facilitating operational excellence in and for business change projects

Notes from an APM Midlands Branch seminar by Elisabeth Goodman About 40 people attended this evening seminar in Coventry on 30th January 2014.  The intent was to share a case study based approach of some of my experiences of leading and facilitating operational organisational change projects, and of using Lean and Six Sigma to support …

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Elisabeth Goodman’s 2013 blogging year in review

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2013 annual report for this blog. Change Management, Lean and Six Sigma, and Knowledge Management continue to be the most popular topics for my readers, with a little Project Management thrown in. Here’s an excerpt: The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog …

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Working in far flung teams – notes from an APM East of England #APMEoE event

APM East of England event, MedImmune, Cambridge, 12th November 2013 Issues facing ‘far flung’ teams Melanie Boyle, our host at MedImmune, welcomed us to the meeting and to a topic, which was very relevant to the geographically dispersed teams that she works with. ‘Far flung’ teams have a magnified version of the challenges faced by …

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